02/02/2015
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"There is really an urgent need for more transparency."
"Simply put, PODs are medical device businesses in which a physician is both an investor and a distributor--essentially a salesperson--of either the devices or some of the components."
"We believe these findings will say quite a bit about the lack of accountability for these types of business relationships or arrangements."
"Ranking Member Wyden and I will be making a formal referral to the HHS Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice on at least one case we feel deserves review for potential criminal act..."